Mr. Greiner: I think there is more of a role now because governments are constrained.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
Mr. Greiner: Their focus on educational quality and productivity levels thanks to freer labor markets.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
"This technology has been in the research lab way, way, way too long, " says Helen Greiner , chief executive of Cambridge, Mass.
"I was inspired to go into this field by seeing 'Star Wars' and the R2-D2 character, " said Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot.
Some people have devoted their lives to developing robots, such as Colin Angle and Helen Greiner, who founded iRobot with their academic adviser, Rodney Brooks.
Mr. Greiner: Anything that relates to consumer sentiment is unsurprisingly tough.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
"We were the longest overnight success story ever, " Greiner jokes.
Founded in 1990 by Angle, fellow MIT grad Helen Greiner and MIT professor Rodney Brooks, the company was initially more of a nerd dream than a workable business plan.
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Mr. Greiner: It's clearly difficult, there are fewer transactions, very little equity capital markets activity and essentially no IPOs bar the CLP TRUenergy IPO, which has enlisted Rothschild as financial adviser.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
Mr. Greiner is known for being a straight talker.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
Mr. Greiner: You take your opportunities when they come.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
Alternatively they could go to someone like Mr Zygmuntowicz, Mr Greiner or another well-established modern violin-maker and get a beautifully hand-crafted instrument specially made for them at a price they can afford.
Mr. Greiner: I unashamedly am interested in trying to get to the heart of issues and I don't feel that boards add an awful lot when they get remotely into detail because they can't.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
With his close friend since freshman year, MIT ice hockey player Helen Greiner, and their professor, Rodney Brooks, Angle formed Irobot in 1990, naming it in homage to the 1950 novel by Isaac Asimov.
Mr. Greiner: I think international investors are bemused.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
Some people have devoted their lives to developing robots, such as Colin Angle and Helen Greiner, who founded iRobot (nasdaq: IRBT - news - people ) with their academic adviser, Rodney Brooks.
Mr. Greiner: Australia's got very good resources.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
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